Tag: ball-tampering
ICC clears England’s Plunkett of ball-tampering in Pakistan ODI
LONDON: England fast bowler Liam Plunkett has been cleared by the International Cricket Council following allegations he may have tampered with the ball during the...
Smith, Warner ‘paid price’, says cricket chief
DUBAI: Australian cricket chief Kevin Roberts insisted the return of Steve Smith and David Warner will not disrupt the resurgent team as a report on...
Bancroft says no rift with Warner after ball-tampering scandal
MELBOURNE: Former Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has played down any talk of a rift with David Warner after being accused of throwing his fellow opener...
‘Sandpaper’ scandal overshadows cricket year 2018
A ball-tampering scandal involving Australia provided the backdrop to a 2018 where Afghanistan and Ireland were elevated to Test status, England rebuilt under Joe...
Banned Steve Smith reveals details of ball-tampering debacle
SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Steve Smith said on Friday he had not been involved in planning to tamper with the ball during the Cape...
Disgraced Steve Smith is desperate to return
SYDNEY: Disgraced Steve Smith admitted Friday he failed as a captain by turning a blind eye to the ball-tampering scandal and said it has been...
Vodafone uses Steve Smith’s ball-tampering shame in ad
MELBOURNE: Disgraced former Australia captain Steve Smith has tied up with the local arm of Britain’s Vodafone Group in an advertising campaign that leverages...
Proteas pledge not to taunt Australia over ball-tampering
PERTH: South Africa promised not to wind up Australia over ball-tampering Sunday when they meet for the first time since this year's ill-fated Test...
Cricket Australia chairman quits after ball-tampering outcry
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia chairman David Peever quit Thursday after coming under intense pressure over a ball-tampering scandal which has triggered an exodus of senior...
ICC charges Sri Lanka captain Chandimal over ball-tampering
GROS-ISLET: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal was charged by the ICC on Sunday over ball-tampering in the second Test against the West Indies in...
Here’s what David Warner is up to after ball-tampering ban
Suffering a 12-month ban after allegedly masterminding a ball-tampering plot, David Warner has reportedly taken a respite from cricket.
A video circulated on social media showed...
CA aims to appoint new coach, ODI captain ahead of England...
SYDNEY: Australia's new head coach and ODI leadership will be announced in the lead up to their limited-overs tour to England if all goes...
Injured Cummins ruled out of IPL, in doubt for England
MUMBAI: Fast bowler Pat Cummins was ruled out of the Indian Premier League Tuesday with a back issue and is in doubt for Australia's...
‘It’s all my fault’, says David Warner’s wife
SYDNEY: Disgraced Australia former vice-captain David Warner´s wife Candice said Sunday that she blamed herself for his part in the ball-tampering scandal, adding that the...
Cricket Australia loses major sponsor over players’ ‘conspiracy’ to cheat
SYDNEY: The Australian cricket team lost a major sponsor and a host of large companies tore up branding deals with individual players on Thursday...
Apples and oranges: Why Smith’s tampering is incomparable to Amir’s fixing
LAHORE: There have been some questionable observations made by the some of the Pakistani commentariat, which seem to have captured the imaginations of many of...
South Africa find their sweet moments in ‘soap opera’
CAPE TOWN: What a strange day to win a Test match. With all the focus on everything but what was happening on the field. With...
